GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 1
HOUSE BILL 21
Short Title: County Administration of Municipal Elections. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representative Crawford (Primary Sponsor). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Government, if favorable, Elections. |
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February 2, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify the administration of nonpartisan municipal elections by county boards of elections since general abolition of municipal boards of elections in 2001.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 163-284 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-284. Mandatory administration by county boards of elections.
(a) No
later than 30 days after January 1, 1973, every municipality which conducts its
elections on a partisan basis, and every special district shall deliver its
registration books to the county board of elections which shall, forthwith,
assume the responsibility for administration of the registration and election
process in such municipalities and special districts. The county boards of
elections shall have authority to compare the registration books of such
municipalities and special districts with the county registration books. Any
person found to be registered for municipal or special district elections but
not registered on the county registration records shall be required to register
with the county board of elections in order to maintain his municipal or
special district registration. The county board of elections shall forthwith
notify any such person by mail to the address appearing on the municipal or
special district registration records that he must reregister. The county board
of elections shall have authority to require maps or definitive outlines of the
boundaries constituting such municipality or special district and shall be
immediately advised of any change or relocation of such boundaries.
(b) The Except
as to the specific municipalities named in G.S. 163-285, registration
of voters and the conduct of all elections in municipalities and special
districts covered under this section shall be under the authority of the
county board of elections. Any contested election or allegations of
irregularities shall be made to the county board of elections and appeals from
such rulings may be made to the State Board of Elections under existing
statutory provisions and rules or regulations adopted by the State Board of
Elections.
Each municipality and special district shall reimburse the
county board of elections for the actual cost involved in the administration
required under (a) and (b) of this section."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.